title: Pregnancy in a homozygous familial hypercholesterolemic patient treated with long-term plasma exchange.
abstract: We describe the first pregnancy in a homozygous familial hypercholesterolemic woman who started plasma exchange therapy 3 years before she became pregnant. We especially studied the effects of plasma exchange on lipid profile, uteroplacental circulation, and pregnancy course.
authors.affiliation: Lipid Unit, Beilinson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petah Tiqua, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Beigel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hod
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lurie
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Merlob
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Melamed
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ovadia
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010920:Placenta / Q000098:blood supply; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013997:Time Factors; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply
chemical_list: D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D002784:Cholesterol